I'm not sure if anyone ever uses it, but I want to hear the story of how this came in to existence. I sure hope that it was through observation; some engineer watching people try to load stuff on the roof of an SUV... hanging off the back corner of the bumper trying to tie something down.
Jon, you've never seen transportation in the Asian Subcontinent?
The Exterra is a 37 passenger vehicle. That's the conductor's stand.
Posted by: fouro | March 29, 2006 at 06:21 PM
The Nissan offical website claims its to help load gear on the roof rack as well as makes it easier to clean. All of this is apparently tied in with the extreme SUVer who does more than speed bumps in gated communities.
http://www.nissanusa.com/vehicles/ModelHomePage/0,,127081,00.html?Site=Google&Creative=Unknown&Area=exterra
Posted by: Julian | March 30, 2006 at 07:40 AM
Good design, it's nice to see an exception ;)
Chris
Posted by: Christopher grove | March 31, 2006 at 05:39 AM